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The 17th BRICS Summit, 2025
The 17th BRICS Summit was convened on July 6-7, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil’s presidency, alongside 11 permanent members of BRICS, the newest being Indonesia, 9 partner countries, 8 invitee countries, and 7 heads of international...

Tariffs, Transformation And The Time To Lead
By Dr. Isaac Newton News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. July 14, 2025: With President Donald J. Trump back in office, his administration has begun re-imposing and expanding tariffs on key imports. Among the most affected are Caribbean economies,...

FIFA Club World Cup: Nigeria’s hopes of participation hang by a thread
Curtains fell last Sunday at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup without a Nigerian flag flown at the soccer festival. That conspicuous absence summarises the poor state of club football at home. But Nigeria can only participate in the championship when...

Crypto Market Update: House of Representatives Advances Motion to Consider Crypto Bills
Here's a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (July 16) as of 9:00 p.m. UTC.Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin price performance, July 16, 2025....

Rangers fired ominous Champions League warning from Panathinaikos star as ultimate scouting mission has foes battle ready
Panathinaikos are battle ready ahead of their showdown with Rangers – and in-form Adam Cerin says they've done everything to prepare for a 'difficult' match at Ibrox. The Greek side head to Glasgow for their opening Champions League qualifier this...

Moscow to Present Latin American and Caribbean Culture
Thu 17 Jul 2025 | 02:30 PM From 19 to 27 July, Moscow will host the Festival of Latin American and Caribbean Culture, according to TV BRICS. The main venue for the event will be the Hermitage Garden, where musical and dance performances,...

Between ‘the Drive to Forget and the Obligation to Remember’
In March 1985, I was likely one of the first American tourists to visit Argentina after a military junta relinquished power. Raúl Alfonsín, a human-rights lawyer, was leading the country’s first democratically elected government since the early...

Charting the global economy: Trump ramps up tariffs again
US President Donald Trump ramped back up his tariff plans with an eye on copper and Canada, deflating hopes that the administration was dialling back its initial Liberation Day levies first announced in April. Trump said that US imports of copper...

Cincinnati Beat Inter Miami 3-0
1 Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer-record streak of multi-goal games ended at five on Wednesday as his Inter Miami squad was blanked 3-0 at FC Cincinnati. The 38-year-old Argentine star forward had scored a brace, two goals, in five consecutive...

Trump Announces 30% Tariffs On European Union And Mexico As Trade War Ramps Up Again
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a tour to observe flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn...
Optimizing Risk Management in Customs Valuation: Virtual Forum on Practices and Tools held under SECO-WCO GTFP Phase II in Peru
The second activity under Phase II of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) took place in Peru on June 25, 2025. Held as a virtual forum, the event focused on Practices and Tools to Optimize Risk Management in Customs Valuation...

Trump pressures EU, Mexico with new plans for 30% tariffs
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting August 1. Mr. Trump announced the planned tariffs on two of the United States' biggest trade partners in letters posted to his...

Messi's multi-goal streak ends as Cincinnati beat Miami 3-0
Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer-record streak of multi-goal games ended at five on Wednesday as his Inter Miami squad was blanked 3-0 at FC Cincinnati. The 38-year-old Argentine star forward had scored a brace, two goals, in five consecutive...
ASEAN remains a beacon of peace amid growing global uncertainties: Vietnamese official
The spirit of family unity, community solidarity and close neighbourliness, along with the solid foundation of dialogue, diplomacy and respect for international law, has made ASEAN successful over the past decades. At the signing ceremony of the...

‘Heir to the Non-Aligned Movement’: BRICS presents alternative to U.S. hegemony
From left, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and China’s Premier Li Qiang pose for a group photo at the 17th...

Goal and Highlights: Rayadas 0-1 Pachuca in Campeon de Campeonas
⏱️97' End of broadcast It's over! Pachuca is crowned Champion of Champions! After a great game where they managed to put on a great performance and prevent any dangerous plays by the Rayadas, they managed to lift this Cup, the third women's team...

Messi's multi-goal streak ends as Cincinnati beats Miami 3-0
Lionel Messi's Major League Soccer-record streak of multi-goal games ended at five on Wednesday as his Inter Miami squad was blanked 3-0 at FC Cincinnati. The 38-year-old Argentine star forward had scored a brace, two goals, in five consecutive...

US Tariff Threat Raises Stakes For Europe As Trade War Fears Grow
The United States over the weekend threatened the European Union with 30 percent tariffs, jolting Brussels just as it thought a transatlantic trade deal was close. The bloc still hopes an agreement can be struck before the August 1 deadline, when...

In Argentina, one in four households is now a 'single-person household.'
A new report elaborated by researchers at the Universidad Austral and colleagues from other countries in the region gives a detailed account of the major social and demographic changes hitting Argentina and the rest of Latin America. For example,...

TikTok Boom!
Illustration by Adam Maida July 15, 2025 Share this article Claire Ricks likes to keep up with current events. She follows mainstream news websites and considers herself an avid newspaper reader. The 29-year-old had mostly regarded social media as...